The localist turn in British politics and its critics

Hickson, Kevin

doi:10.1080/01442872.2013.822700

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“…Whilst there has been some recent attention to 'localism' in UK political discourse (Hickson 2013), this refers more to the general principle of transferring power and resources from national to local level, rather than an appreciation of the multiple ways in which organisations are made in place by the volunteers and paid staff who work within them. Consequently, we suggest that attempts to stimulate commitment to the third sector, active citizenship or the 'big society' (Alcock 2010c) would benefit from an understanding of the interrelated nature of the paid and unpaid workforce in the third sector as well as the context in which they operate.…”

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Geographies of labour in the third sector: making Hybrid Workforces in Place

Halford

Leonard

Bruce³

2015

Environ Plan A

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This article aims to explore the geographies of labour in the third sector as these are constituted at the intersection of the multiple social, economic and cultural processes that intersect in place. Whilst previous research has examined either geographies of voluntarism or spatial divisions of paid labour in the sector, we draw on 'the new sociology of work' to offer a framework that recognises the interdependencies of paid and unpaid work in the sector as these are produced and reproduced in time and place. Taking an organizational lens, we explore the everyday activities of volunteers and paid staff in three very different parts of the UK: a deprived town in the North of England, a Welsh coastal village and the East End of London. Our findings show that (i) understanding the hybrid nature of the third sector workforce, and (ii) as this is made in particular places offers insights to the capacity of the sector 'on the ground' that should be taken into account in shaping political and policy ambitions for the sector that are more often articulated at a national scale.

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Geographies of labour in the third sector: making Hybrid Workforces in Place

Halford

Leonard

Bruce³

2015

Environ Plan A

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“…Here, it needs to be recognised that much work was done by Advantage West Midlands and other agencies. The turn to 'localism' in England (see Evans, Marsh, and Stoker 2013;Evans, Stoker, and Marsh 2013a;Hickson 2013;Porteous 2013) saw the abolition of RDAs by the UK's coalition government (Ferry and Bachtler 2013). Given the weak powers of the Local Enterprise Partnerships which were set up in their wake (where there is as yet no formal role for the LEPs with regard to skills and training), it is not clear which agency would coordinate such a response in a similar situation in the future, nor whether an 'institutional memory' of dealing with such closures will be retained.…”

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Plant closures, precariousness and policy responses: Revisiting MG Rover 10 years on

Bailey

Ruyter

2015

Policy Studies

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With automotive plants being closed in Australia and western Europe, this article reflects on the employment status of ex-MG Rover (MGR) workers following the closure of the Longbridge plant in 2005. In particular, it draws on Standing's typology of labour market insecurity and uses a mixed-methods approach including an analysis of a longitudinal survey of some 200 ex-MGR workers, and in-depth interviews with ex-workers and policy-makers. While the policy response to the closure saw significant successes in terms of the great majority of workers successfully adjusting into re-employment, and with positive findings in terms of re-training and education, the paper finds significant challenges in terms of security of employment, income, job quality and representation at work years after closure. In particular, the paper posits that the general lack of attention to employment security at the macrolevel effectively undermined elements of a positive policy response over the longer run. This in turn suggests longer-term policy measures are required to address aspects of precariousness at work.

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“…They paved the way for directly elected mayors (see Marsh, 2012) and regional assemblies, although the latter initiative failed to ignite electors in the North-East of England when they were given the opportunity to express their preferences in an election in 2004 (BBC, 2004). Moreover, New Labour was not opposed to what came to be known as the ‘new’ localism, with its emphasis on the need to re-engage citizens in the policy process and with enhancing multi-governmental synergies so that complex problems could be resolved more effectively (see Stoker, 2004; Lodge and Muir, 2011; Hickson, 2013). In terms of social policy, even Gordon Brown, often portrayed as an arch centraliser, acknowledged the limitations of what Deacon (2002) has termed the unitarist approach to service provision.…”

Section: The Statist Social Democratic (Ssd) Approach To the Welfare mentioning

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Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

Beech¹,

Page²

2014

Social Policy & Society

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This article explores two influential strands of thinking about the welfare state, Blue Labour and Purple Labour, that have emerged following New Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election. It is argued that although both of these new approaches raise some important issues about the relational and associational dimensions of social welfare as well as diversity and pluralism, those committed to universal and egalitarian goals should not abandon the ‘Statist’ Social Democratic approach to the welfare state.

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The localist turn in British politics and its critics

Cited by 20 publications

References 6 publications

Geographies of labour in the third sector: making Hybrid Workforces in Place

Geographies of labour in the third sector: making Hybrid Workforces in Place

Plant closures, precariousness and policy responses: Revisiting MG Rover 10 years on

Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

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